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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Courtesan \Cour"te*san\ (k?r"t?-z?n; 277), n. [F. courtisane fr courtisan courtier, It cortigiano or directly fr It cortigiana or Sp cortesana See {Court}.] A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. --Sir H. Wotton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: courtesan n : a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: {concubine}, {doxy}, {odalisque}, {paramour}]
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